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reportJun 6, 2022

Americans’ Views of Government: Decades of Distrust, Enduring Support for Its Role

65% say most political candidates run for office “to serve their own personal interests.”
reportJun 30, 2022

5. The metaverse will not fully emerge in the way today’s advocates hope

Nearly half of these expert respondents said much-more-immersive virtual settings will not have significantly broader influence in people’s daily lives by 2040. Some said the buzz about extended reality (XR) is mostly what one called “typical tech hype.” A share of them said they expect this cluster of technologies is likely to make a few […]
reportMar 17, 2022

8. Mixed views about a future with widespread use of robotic exoskeletons to increase strength for manual labor jobs

Robotic exoskeletons are an emerging technology now being developed with the potential to augment human strength. Some are in development for use in manual labor jobs to give workers increased strength for lifting heavy objects. More complex exoskeletons are sometimes called a “wearable robot,” because they include a built-in artificial intelligence (AI) computer system which […]
decodedOct 4, 2022

What we learned from creating a custom graphics package in R using ggplot2

Building informative and digestible data visualizations is a foundational aspect of Pew Research Center’s work.
reportNov 22, 2021

4. Work is needed now to prepare for a mind-bending future

Several of these experts wrote about the urgent need to make moves now to establish systems and processes to help society cope with expected modes of far more significant change that are currently in their early days that are likely to completely alter almost everything in the near to far future. They say it is […]
reportFeb 26, 2025

Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off

After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices.
reportSep 13, 2022

1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades

Only a few decades ago, a Christian identity was so common among Americans that it could almost be taken for granted. As recently as the early 1990s, about 90% of U.S. adults identified as Christians. But today, about two-thirds of adults are Christians.[6. numoffset=”6″ This chapter focuses on results of public opinion surveys of U.S. […]
short readsAug 8, 2022

Why Pew Research Center typically can’t report the views of smaller U.S. religious groups

While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
reportSep 29, 2022

Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP

Abortion has risen as an election issue for Latinos, with a majority saying it should be legal in all or most cases. Meanwhile, 80% say the economy is a very important issue when deciding who to vote for in the upcoming congressional midterm elections, a greater share than any other issue.
reportJul 14, 2022

Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies

Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.

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Americans’ Views of Government: Decades of Distrust, Enduring Support for Its Role

5. The metaverse will not fully emerge in the way today’s advocates hope

What we learned from creating a custom graphics package in R using ggplot2

4. Work is needed now to prepare for a mind-bending future

1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades

Why Pew Research Center typically can’t report the views of smaller U.S. religious groups

Most Latinos Say Democrats Care About Them and Work Hard for Their Vote, Far Fewer Say So of GOP

Americans Divided Over Direction of Biden’s Climate Change Policies